The first Transatlantic cables

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Just found this good documentary, from PBS in the US, recently added to YouTube: The Transatlantic Cable : Documentary on The First Communication Cable Across the Atlantic Ocean. Many in the maritime industry and few outside realize just how far back the submarine cable industry goes. The start of a whole new maritime…

25-08-2014 12:41PM

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Just found this good documentary, from PBS in the US, recently added to YouTube:

The Transatlantic Cable : Documentary on The First Communication Cable Across the Atlantic Ocean.

Many in the maritime industry and few outside realize just how far back the submarine cable industry goes.
The start of a whole new maritime industry and a huge impact on communications and society.

Begins at 1:40 after some in-line commercials.

“Follow the trend lines, not the headlines,”

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Have you read

A Thread Across the Ocean - an excellent account of the history of the transatlantic cable, amazing the way the Great Eastern fitted into that story.

http://books.google.ie/books/about/A_Thread_Across_the_Ocean.html?id=tS_419AWxY8C&redir_esc=y

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